Prestation: Camarilla Custom

I asked the #V20 hashtag on Twitter whether I should focus on prestation or titles (two of the in-progress sections from the V20 Companion as detailed in the outline). Feedback was about equal, but favored prestation a little bit over the course of the day, so that’s where I turned my attention. The systems portion … Read more

Open Dev: V20 Companion Locations

Okay, the locations chapter for the V20 Companion is up and ready for you to read! It’s here: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1YBFFvGTSL9WtyorRmMSDJp8ZDOVjiIyR5HwWD3d6f50 I’ve been watching all of the commentary and wanted to address a few points here, instead of in-line in the comments. The most important thing to keep in mind as that this isn’t intended to be … Read more

What Works?

As we move forward with the V20 Companion, it’s important to learn from what has come before. Both to avoid repeating any mistakes and to ensure that we’re hitting the same high notes that kept players happy with the core V20 book, I want to take stock. What worked about the Open Development process for … Read more

Locations and Landmarks

Part of working on V20 is creating new material, since players have stated plainly that they want new supporting stuff. It’s a design challenge that has to be handled delicately, though. Too much new stuff creation, particularly in setting material, treads dangerously close to “metaplot,” which we don’t want. Remember, we’re steering away from what … Read more